Space Frogs - 25 November 2024

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Scientists have named some recently discovered species of tree frogs after characters from Star Trek. Why? Because of the boops and trills and other sounds that these frogs make. And: naming your children with the virtues you hope they’ll develop as adults, like Patience and Hope. But in Puritan and Quaker tradition, so-called virtue names were often far more elaborate. Plus, the phrase fight the good fight may seem modern, but it goes all the way back to biblical times. Also: meteoric rise, One side or a leg off!, polyptoton, a hugger-mugger of a puzzle, main strength and stupidity, pronouncing sixth as “sikth,” omadhaun, the marvel of lachryphagy, and walking in tall cotton. Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org/contact. Be a part of the show: call 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; worldwide, call or text/SMS +1 (619) 800-4443. Email [email protected]. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	You're listening to Away with Words,
0:32.2	the show about language and how we use it.
0:34.4	I'm Grant Barrett.
0:36.0	And I'm Martha Barnett.
0:37.6	Suppose you're a biologist, and you and your fellow researchers have discovered several new species of frog.
0:44.9	How do you decide what scientific names to give to them?
0:48.8	Well, you might name them based on their appearance or where they're found.
0:53.1	Or in the case of seven newly
0:55.9	discovered tree frogs in Madagascar, you might name them for the sound they make.
1:01.8	Now, all of these frogs belong to the genus B-O-O-P-H-I-S, and the noises that they make reminded biologists of some of the sound effects from Star Trek.
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